DF/HCC Program Affiliation

Reduction of Cancer Risk and Disparities

Research Abstract

My research program investigates the influence of social/psychosocial determinants on the development of racial and ethnic disparities in cancer risk behaviors and related outcomes. Thus far, my work has pursued three distinct, yet complementary lines of investigation:

1) Discerning biomarkers of social disadvantage.

2) Elucidating determinants of racial and ethnic disparities in cancer risk behaviors.

3) Designing community interventions for underserved populations, particularly using web-based technologies.

Publications

• Bennett GG, Wolin KY, James SA.Lifecourse socioeconomic position and weight change among blacks: The Pitt County study.Obesity (Silver Spring) 2007 Jan;15(1):172-81.
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• Bennett GG, Wolin KY.Satisfied or unaware? Racial differences in perceived weight status.Int J Behav Nutr Phys Act 2006;3:40.
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• Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Viswanath K, Askew S, Puleo E, Emmons KM.Television Viewing and Pedometer-Determined Physical Activity Among Multiethnic Residents of Low-Income Housing.Am J Public Health 2006 Jul 27.
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• Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Avrunin JS, Stoddard AM, Sorensen G, Barbeau E, Emmons KM.Does race/ethnicity moderate the association between job strain and leisure time physical activity?.Ann Behav Med 2006 Aug;32(1):60-7.
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• Merritt MM, Bennett GG, Williams RB, Edwards CL, Sollers JJ.Perceived racism and cardiovascular reactivity and recovery to personally relevant stress.Health Psychol 2006 May;25(3):364-9.
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• Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Puleo E, Emmons KM.Pedometer-determined physical activity among multiethnic low-income housing residents.Med Sci Sports Exerc 2006 Apr;38(4):768-73.
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• Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Goodman M, Samplin-Salgado M, Carter P, Dutton S, Hill R, Emmons K.Attitudes Regarding Overweight, Exercise, and Health among Blacks (United States).Cancer Causes Control 2006 Feb;17(1):95-101.
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• Stoddard AM, Krieger N, Barbeau EM, Bennett GG, Fay ME, Sorensen G, Emmons K.Methods and baseline characteristics of two group-randomized trials with multiracial and multiethnic working-class samples.Prev Chronic Dis 2005 Oct;2(4):A10.
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• Edwards CL, Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Johnson S, Fowler S, Whitfield KE, Askew S, MacKinnon D, McDougald C, Hubbard R, Wellington C, Feliu M, Robinson E.Misestimation of peer tobacco use: understanding disparities in tobacco use.J Natl Med Assoc 2008 Mar;100(
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• Wolin KY, Bennett GG.Interrelations of socioeconomic position and occupational and leisure-time physical activity in the National Health and Nutrition Examination Survey.J Phys Act Health 2008 Mar;5(2):229-41.
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• Chae DH, Takeuchi DT, Barbeau EM, Bennett GG, Lindsey J, Krieger N.Unfair Treatment, Racial/Ethnic Discrimination, Ethnic Identification, and Smoking Among Asian Americans in the National Latino and Asian American Study.Am J Public Health 2008 Jan 30.
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• Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Okechukwu CA, Arthur CM, Askew S, Sorensen G, Emmons KM.Nativity and Cigarette Smoking among Lower Income Blacks: Results from the Healthy Directions Study.J Immigr Minor Health 2007 Oct 9.
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• Bennett GG, McNeill LH, Wolin KY, Duncan DT, Puleo E, Emmons KM.Safe to walk? Neighborhood safety and physical activity among public housing residents.PLoS Med;4:1599-606.
• Kaphingst KA, Bennett GG, Sorensen G, Kaphingst KM, O'Neil AE, McInnis K.Body mass index, physical activity, and dietary behaviors among members of an urban community fitness center: a questionnaire survey.BMC Public Health 2007;7:181.
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• Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Askew S, Fletcher R, Emmons KM.Immigration and obesity among lower income blacks.Obesity (Silver Spring) 2007 Jun;15(6):1391-4.
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• Goodman M, Li Y, Bennett G, Emmons K, Stoddard S.An optimal evaluation of multiple behavioral risk factors for cancer in a working class, multi-ethnic population.J Data Science 2006 Sep 01;In Press.
• Kroenke CH, Bennett GG, Fuchs C, Giovannucci E, Kawachi I, Schernhammer E, Holmes MD, Kubzansky LD.Depressive symptoms and prospective incidence of colorectal cancer in women.Am J Epidemiol 2005 Nov 1;162(9):839-48.
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• Bennett GG, Wolin KY, Robinson EL, Fowler S, Edwards CL.Perceived racial/ethnic harassment and tobacco use among African American young adults.Am J Public Health 2005 Feb;95(2):238-40.
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• Edwards CL, Scales M, Bennett G, Harris-Peterson S, Whitworth E, Dunn R, De Castro LM, Killough AL, Abrams M, Chadwick-Whitfield D.Disease severity and psychosocial factors in sickle cell disease: A review.Eval & Prog Plan 2004;In press:In press.
• Merritt MM, Bennett GG, Sollers J, Edwards CL, Williams RB.Low educational attainment, John Henryism and cardiovascular reactivity and recovery to personally relevant stress.Psychosom Med 2004;In press:In press.
• Bennett GG, Merritt MM, Sollers J, Edwards CL, Whitfield K, Brandon D.Stress, coping, and health outcomes: A review of the John Henryism hypothesis.Eval & Prog Plan 2004;In press:In press.
• Bennett GG, Merritt MM, Edwards CL, Sollers JT.Affective responses to ambiguous interpersonal interactions among African-American men.Eval & Prog Plan 2004;In press:In press.